Google+ Loses 60% of Active Users 519
First time accepted submitter tech4 writes "Despite users' curiosity around Google+, it seems like most Google+ users just wanted to see the platform before returning to Facebook. 'Google has lost over 60 per cent of its active users on its social network Google+, according to a report by Chitika Insights, raising questions about how well it is doing against its rival, Facebook. Despite the clear interest in an alternative to Facebook, it does not appear that the people joining are staying around and actively using the web site. Google's problem is not getting users in the first place, it seems, but rather keeping them after they have arrived. For now it appears that a lot of users are merely curious about Google+, but return to the tried and tested format of Facebook when the lustre fades. The problem is that Facebook is not going to rest on its laurels while Google attempts to get the advantage. Already it has added features inspired by Google+, particularly in terms of improving the transparency of its privacy options.'"
Re:Critical mass (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Facebook has the users and the games. (Score:4, Informative)
The value of a social network lies in having all your friends on it too, and that's true for Facebook but it isn't true for G+
People keep blindly insisting that is true, but I disagree.
G+ has 500 people in my ham radio circle, interesting reading every day.
G+ has seemingly every debian developer there, admittedly not too talkative.
G+ has every tech journalist / videoblogger / media type that I watch. Coincidence? Doesn't really matter.
G+ has several small shop online retailers whom I've purchased from on. Ladyada, etc. Coincidence? Doesn't really matter.
Supposedly more people are leaving every day, but I see more and more good stuff in my stream every day, so I'm not exactly a believer.
I do agree, the professional graphics artist kid I sat next to at lunch in 8th grade isn't on G+. The kid I got a loitering ticket with back in 1991 when we skipped out of gym class and I haven't seen since is not on G+. Do I care? No..
Re:We want something new but the same. (Score:4, Informative)
Multifox lets you keep multiple windows with different sets of cookies open in FF.
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